Szymon
Meaning
he has heard (Polish form of Simon)
The story
Szymon is the Polish form of Simon. It ultimately comes from the Hebrew Shim'on, traditionally connected with the verb to hear, and it entered Polish through the same biblical and Christian history that produced Simón, Simone, and Simon elsewhere. The spelling preserves a distinctly Polish sound: the opening sz is pronounced like English sh, so Szymon begins much closer to SHIH-mon than an English reader may guess. The name has remained a mainstream choice in Poland and carries several traditional Polish name days. On this site's American curve it barely registers until the 2020s, a reminder that US data cannot measure a name's importance in its home language. Szymon is not an exotic modernization of Simon. It is an old, standard Polish form whose unfamiliarity depends entirely on where the chart is being read.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Szymon has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Szymon
Most people given the name Szymon in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Szymon deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Szymon truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Szymon fits with your family’s names and surname.
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